NOTABLE TREE NOMINATIONS: 2019 PRESENTED TO: THE ARLINGTON COUNTY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NOTABLE TREE NOMINATIONS: 2019 PRESENTED TO: THE ARLINGTON COUNTY URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION

COMMON NAME: Pignut hickory SPECIES: Carya glabra LOCATION: 2700 8 th St S SCORE: 256 CIRCUMFERENCE: 164” COMMENTS: Very large, spreading multi- trunk pignut. Measured about 3.5’ above base. Only 6 points below current County Champion; could be listed as Co-Champion. Good health, no visible issues. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Red maple SPECIES: Acer rubrum LOCATION: 6012 27 th Rd N SCORE: 276 CIRCUMFERENCE: 195” COMMENTS: Huge girth, low-branching red maple. Reasonably good condition: one hollow spot visible on one trunk. Had some recent pruning and also lost some spread due to power lines. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: White oak SPECIES: Quercus alba LOCATION: Lubber Run Park SCORE: 297 CIRCUMFERENCE: 164” COMMENTS: Wild tree on slope in Lubber Run Park next to trail. Long-limbed, gangly tree, probably due to wooded location. Good condition; has a largely covered trunk wound. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: White oak SPECIES: Quercus alba LOCATION: 1722 S Arlington Ridge Rd SCORE: 267 CIRCUMFERENCE: 180” COMMENTS: Trunk divides about 5’ high and has a spreading habit. Owners say they have enjoyed watching this tree grow for 51 years of living at this location. Excellent condition, regular arborist care. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: White oak SPECIES: Quercus alba LOCATION: 5426 11 th St N SCORE: 263.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 162” COMMENTS: Growing next to deck; owners appreciate the great shade in summer - canopy covers the entire yard. Fair condition, some top die-back, some large branches pruned. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: White oak SPECIES: Quercus alba LOCATION: 5995 5 th Rd S – Carlin Springs ES SCORE: 242 CIRCUMFERENCE: 172” COMMENTS: Low-spreading tree growing back right side of school property not far from the temporary classrooms, near the property line. Good condition; large, sealed branch stubs on trunk. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Bigleaf magnolia SPECIES: Magnolia macrophylla LOCATION: Potomac Overlook Park SCORE: 78.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 18.5” COMMENTS: Wild in swale, on left just before Potomac overlook. Tall spindly tree growing in shade. Good condition; trunk deer damage. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: Southern red oak SPECIES: Quercus falcata LOCATION: Potomac Overlook Park SCORE: 279 CIRCUMFERENCE: 161” COMMENTS: Tall and in excellent condition. Crown rises above neighboring canopy. On left side of trail to overlook. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: Chestnut oak SPECIES: Quercus montana LOCATION: Upton Hill Regional Park SCORE: 190.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 123” COMMENTS: One of the five largest trees in this park, located near the service road entrance to Wilson Blvd. Friends of Upton Hill Park group call it majestic. Good condition; large, sealed branch stubs on trunk. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: Black walnut SPECIES: Juglans nigra LOCATION: 1915 N Harrison St SCORE: 227 CIRCUMFERENCE: 127” COMMENTS: Healthy, spreading tree growing in open area of park about mid- slope on right side. Rough old bark, large walnut crop in fall 2017. Measured in 2017; not submitted until this year. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: Black walnut SPECIES: Juglans nigra LOCATION: 2720 N Jefferson St SCORE: 231 CIRCUMFERENCE: 141” COMMENTS: Large, lovely tree. Good condition. Growing at top of hill at rear of property, closer to N Kensington St. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Southern red oak SPECIES: Quercus falcata LOCATION: 900 N Livingston St SCORE: 296 CIRCUMFERENCE: 180” COMMENTS: Shades both N Livingston St and 9 th St N. Good condition with evidence of recent pruning of low branches. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Willow oak SPECIES: Quercus phellos LOCATION: 4908 17 th St N SCORE: 246 CIRCUMFERENCE: 159” COMMENTS: Tree has about the lowest score possible score for approval based on size, but owner submitted statement about neighborhood appreciation for this tree. It provides shade to 4-6 homes, habitat for wildlife, and dominates tree canopy. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Willow oak SPECIES: Quercus phellos LOCATION: 1027 22 nd St S SCORE: 281 CIRCUMFERENCE: 175” COMMENTS: Tree towers over house and shades entire back yard. Very good condition, recent low branch pruning. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Post oak SPECIES: Quercus stellata LOCATION: 1705 N Stafford St SCORE: 166 CIRCUMFERENCE: 88” COMMENTS: Tall tree without much spread, very good condition. Larger than only one post oak already approved. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: American elm SPECIES: Ulmus americana LOCATION: 905 S Randolph St SCORE: 240.75 CIRCUMFERENCE: 149” COMMENTS: This is also an approved Specimen Tree. Located at the top of hill to the left side of the house; dominates canopy with a substantial spread for this species. Very good condition with regular chemical applications for Dutch Elm Disease applied bi-annually. VISIBILITY: Side property.

COMMON NAME: Ponderosa pine SPECIES: Pinus ponderosa LOCATION: 630 N Irving St SCORE: 165 CIRCUMFERENCE: 96” COMMENTS: Tall with some spread. Excellent condition. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Japanese cedar SPECIES: Cryptomeria japonica LOCATION: 2156 Military Rd SCORE: 141 CIRCUMFERENCE: 69” COMMENTS: In back yard of townhouse behind Cherrydale library. Very good condition. Almost 6’ in circumference and 57’ tall. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: Trident maple SPECIES: Acer buergerianum LOCATION: 215 N Oakland St SCORE: 124.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 61” COMMENTS: Relatively uncommon small tree native to China. This tree is largest documented in Arlington, although there is only one other. Largest in VA scores 159. VISIBILITY: Rear property.

COMMON NAME: White mulberry SPECIES: Morus alba LOCATION: 401 S Wakefield St SCORE: 222 CIRCUMFERENCE: 164” COMMENTS: Low-spreading mulberry on street corner. Good condition with recent dead wood removal. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: American sycamore SPECIES: Platanus occidentalis LOCATION: Zachary Taylor Park SCORE: 60.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 13.5” COMMENTS: Young tree with a story. Nominators noticed it down after a storm, lying across Zachary Taylor trail. They put soil around the roots and supported it with a nearby block of wood. They noticed others securing the tree later, and finally they saw that the County had secured it with stakes and ties. Now the tree is sound and strong. VISIBILITY: In park.

COMMON NAME: Japanese maple SPECIES: Acer japonica LOCATION: 6248 Lee Highway SCORE: 117 CIRCUMFERENCE: 84” COMMENTS: Tree is at right front of property and is in good condition, with a prominent view from Lee Highway. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Southern magnolia SPECIES: Magnolia grandiflora LOCATION: 5829 5 th St N SCORE: 144.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 79” COMMENTS: Large magnolia in Bluemont neighborhood. Very good condition. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Silver maple SPECIES: Acer saccharinum LOCATION: 6048 9 th St N SCORE: 231 CIRCUMFERENCE: 146” COMMENTS: This tree is 30 points smaller than the smallest silver maple previously approved. It also has had substantial pruning and is not attractive. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Silver maple SPECIES: Acer saccharinum LOCATION: 708 N Ivy St SCORE: 189.5 CIRCUMFERENCE: 126” COMMENTS: This tree is even smaller than the last, and is not in good condition. Although the owner submitted nice comments about wildlife in the tree, it is just not large enough. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Northern red oak SPECIES: Quercus rubra LOCATION: 1705 N Stafford St SCORE: 178 CIRCUMFERENCE: 98” COMMENTS: Enthusiastic owners nominated three trees in their yard, plus the tree on Zachary Taylor trail. This is a nice, tall, straight red oak, but is 70 points smaller than the lowest approved northern red oak. VISIBILITY: Front property.

COMMON NAME: Willow oak SPECIES: Quercus phellos LOCATION: Wakefield HS SCORE: 170 CIRCUMFERENCE: 104” COMMENTS: This tree is both too small and in too poor condition for approval. It has much die-back and substantial dead wood. VISIBILITY: School property.